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By HEY YOU   Follow   Sun, 22 Jul 2012, 11:54pm   255 views   3 comments
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http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/07/22/156979/commentary-texas-gop-wages-war.html

"We oppose the teaching of Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) (values clarification), critical thinking skills and similar programs that are simply a relabeling of Outcome-Based Education (OBE) (mastery learning) which focus on behavior modification and have the purpose of challenging the student's fixed beliefs and undermining parental authority."

And the earth is flat.

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1. freak80 Follow Befriend (4) 52 threads 4,416 comments Corning, NY Premium

   1   2:38am Mon 23 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   The right has gone completely loony, yes. The public indoctrination...er...school system will always be something ideologues of all stripes will want to capture.

2. kentm Follow Befriend (1) 117 threads 971 comments

   2   5:27am Mon 23 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   The really sad thing is that Texas is the largest textbook market and influences quite a lot what content goes onto textbooks that are then distribute to various other states, such as california... The earth is not flat, but it IS six thousand years old, right?...

3. freak80 Follow Befriend (4) 52 threads 4,416 comments Corning, NY Premium

   3   6:31am Mon 23 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   kentm says The earth is not flat, but it IS six thousand years old, right?... It IS six thousand years old. Ken Ham told me so.